Somatic Nature Therapy Institute

Somatic Nature Therapy Institute Somatic & Nature-Based Therapy, Mentorship, Trainings, Quests & Rites of Passage. Previously Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute.

Founded by Katie Asmus, MA, LPC, BMP, Somatic Wilderness Therapy Institute (formerly Namaste Healing Arts Center, LLC) is a multi-dimensional Therapeutic and Educationally-based organization incorporating Wilderness and Body-Centered Psychotherapies. Headquartered in Boulder, Colorado, our unique and progressive approach to healing and wellness is based on the practices of invoking the inherent wi

sdom of the body-mind, of utilizing the natural world as healer and guide, and of accessing and appreciating the abundance of the universe. At SWTI, our mission is to “open people’s hearts and minds to greater possibilities!” We offer the following four dimensions of service to our clients and to the community at-large:

1. Counseling, Coaching, & Healing
2. Teaching, Mentoring, & Consulting
3. Connecting Like-Minded Practitioners and Students
4. Promoting the Fields of Wilderness Therapy, Body-Centered Psychotherapy, Sacred Soul Work & Human Potential

🌿 Want more presence and groundedness? 🌿We’ve got something just for you. ✨Our FREE guide — 5 Nature-Based Exercises to ...
04/28/2026

🌿 Want more presence and groundedness? 🌿

We’ve got something just for you. ✨

Our FREE guide — 5 Nature-Based Exercises to Cultivate Calm, Curiosity, and Connection — is here to help you (and those you support) reconnect with what really matters: your breath, your body, and the natural world around you.

Inside, you’ll find:
🍃 5 simple yet powerful nature-based practices
🌀 Reflection questions to deepen the experience
🌱 Tools to use with clients, family, or simply for yourself

Whether you're a therapist, coach, educator, or someone seeking more peace and presence, this guide offers meaningful moments of stillness, exploration, and grounding.

📥 Download it FREE and let nature do what it does best: support, heal, and inspire

https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/5-nature-based-exercises

Shout out and congratulations to my amazing and talented brother-in-law, Thomas Hayden, and his biz partner, Matt Rowell...
04/27/2026

Shout out and congratulations to my amazing and talented brother-in-law, Thomas Hayden, and his biz partner, Matt Rowell, of for winning Best Environmental Film this year in Boulder, CO at 2026 sponsored by Fisk Planetarium. In addition to 360 immersive filmmakers, they are steeped in environmentalism, which, as you all know, is close to my heart.

Their film, Minam River wildlife area, was instrumental in supporting land and wildlife protection in Oregon.

Thank you both for making the world a better place!

Are you wanting to join us, but you’re not sure what to do? We have so many events coming up, both in person on the land...
04/27/2026

Are you wanting to join us, but you’re not sure what to do? We have so many events coming up, both in person on the land and online!

🌻Sunday Reflection & Nature Connection
— Ongoing, meets Sunday mornings online
A weekly gathering to listen inward, to honor the changing seasons, and to share in a soulful community of nature lovers and soulful seekers

🐕Healing from Grief and Loss
— Ongoing, meets Mondays online from 5-7 pm MT
A weekly online support group to process grief, share memories, and connect with others who understand the bond between humans and their pets.

🪻Feed Your Soul
— Ongoing, meets Saturday mornings online
A Saturday morning drop-in gathering centered on nature observation, nature writing, and deepening our relationship with the living world around us. This is a space to practice the art of paying attention — to place, to season, to the quiet wisdom that arises when we let nature be our guide.

🤱Nurturing the Journey
— May 31 - June 3
Nature-based retreat for pregnant individuals to support and honor the many transitions that come with this life-changing experience.

🌱Inner Quest Retreat
— June 4 - 7, 2026
4-day, 3-night Deeply Soulful Rites of Passage in Nature. Our Inner Quest Retreat is a time to connect with the land, yourself, your life circumstances, and your greater life intentions — all within a supportive container.

🌿Courting Your Medicine: Rites of Passage Journey
— A 4-month journey that begins June 13
With two 6-day in-person intensives & online meetings in between.
Courting Your Medicine is for therapists, healers, and women* who’ve heard the beginnings of a Soul Call and are ready to court, embody, and more fully live their Medicine and purpose into the world.

You can learn more about all of our offerings below.
https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/calendar

*We acknowledge the complex history of identity expressions, reclamation, and inclusion through language. Our intention is to create a container that recognizes the broad scope of womanhood. We welcome women (cis and trans), femmes, and genderqueer people.

As I’m looking through my resources that support rites of passage, there are so many ones I love!Life is change. No matt...
04/26/2026

As I’m looking through my resources that support rites of passage, there are so many ones I love!

Life is change. No matter how we might resist, if we live long enough, all of us will experience losses, transformations, and new beginnings.

Change can evoke all of the emotions, including discomfort and groundlessness.

Having support, guidance, and witness for our journeys can bring strength and trust as we navigate the unknown.

If you are longing for facilitation and supportive community as you navigate life transition, check our Quests and Rites of Passage offerings at SNTI.

https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/ceremony-and-rites-of-passage-training

Don’t miss the beauty that is right in front of you and all around! 💕✨🙏🦋
04/24/2026

Don’t miss the beauty that is right in front of you and all around! 💕✨🙏🦋

🌿 Early bird ending April 27! 🌿Collaborations with the Natural World is just around the corner — June 27 - July 1, 2026I...
04/24/2026

🌿 Early bird ending April 27! 🌿

Collaborations with the Natural World is just around the corner — June 27 - July 1, 2026

If you're able to travel to the Boulder area, there's still time to sign up and join us for this powerful, in-person training.

This five-day immersion is for therapists, guides, and space-holders who want to deepen their relationship with the natural world and learn ethical, experiential ways to integrate nature as a co-therapist.

You'll leave with:
✨ Concrete tools and interventions for nature-based work
🌳 Embodied practices that deepen presence and connection
🌱 An understanding of how to weave nature connection into your work safely and ethically

If your body is saying yes, trust that.

👉 Visit somaticnaturetherapy.com/collaborations-with-the-natural-world

On this earth day, may we take a moment of gratitude for the wisdom of nature, for the abundance that we receive from he...
04/22/2026

On this earth day, may we take a moment of gratitude for the wisdom of nature, for the abundance that we receive from her, and note our inextricable interconnectedness with the entire web of life.

What impacts one of us, impacts all.

Today, notice what is it that you are inspired to defend, protect, and or celebrate within this great wide web. 🌿

Happy Earth Day! What does this day mean or bring up for you personally? For me, earth connection is one of my greatest ...
04/22/2026

Happy Earth Day!

What does this day mean or bring up for you personally?

For me, earth connection is one of my greatest grounding resources.

There is sooooo much more I could say…

Honor our great mama today!🩷

See what people are saying about our Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions course that starts April 23!Our liv...
04/21/2026

See what people are saying about our Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions course that starts April 23!

Our live online course, Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions, can help you feel confident offering nature connection within your work safely and ethically.

Over the course of 8 weeks, you'll:

🌱 Deepen your personal relationship with the natural world
🌱 Get an overview of nature-based therapy theory and practice
🌱 Learn experiential facilitation skills
🌱 Build a toolbox of experiential exercises that you can immediately apply in your work with others, both indoors and outdoors
🌱 Get guidance for assessing and creating interventions to support therapeutic goals
🌱 Learn considerations for taking individuals outdoors (ethics, logistics, guidelines)
🌱 Receive clarity and inspiration for your next steps for collaborating with nature

Learn more about the course and register today!

https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/intro-to-therapeutic-nature-based-interventions-online-training

There are limited spots left for our upcoming Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions!If something in you has be...
04/21/2026

There are limited spots left for our upcoming Intro to Therapeutic Nature-Based Interventions!

If something in you has been holding the possibility of jumping into this creative and inspiring training... now is the time to commit!

This is one of our most popular courses for a reason! It is personally nourishing, professionally practical, and you can do it from the comfort of your own space.

If you’ve been considering it, I invite you to trust that knowing and take the step.
We’d love to have you with us!

We start this Thursday (USA) - on April 23rd!
https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/calendar

If you are amidst the wild ride of creating life and being created anew through it– whether as a birthing person or a va...
04/20/2026

If you are amidst the wild ride of creating life and being created anew through it– whether as a birthing person or a valued companion– we invite you to take a moment with us to land, be held, and find some footing to anchor your voyage in the reproductive journey.

Finding Center in the Act of Creation

📅 Tomorrow at 6 pm MT

🎥 Replay available if you register
https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/finding-center-in-the-act-of-creation

Life is a never ending journey. We can plan all we want, and life still hands us twists, turns and surprises. My intenti...
04/19/2026

Life is a never ending journey. We can plan all we want, and life still hands us twists, turns and surprises.

My intention is to simultaneously live as if I could die tomorrow, or could live 40 + more years. … to hold things loosely, be somewhat prudent, don’t hold back on my dreams, and savor every moment.

I am definitely feeling the preciousness of this human life.

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75 Manhattan Drive #302
Boulder, CO
80303

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